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SOLOMON OPPENHEIMER, OF PERU, INDIANA.

Latem Patent No. 67,343, dated Juzg 30, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN BUCK-SAW FRAMES.

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TO ALL WHO IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, SOLOMON OPPENHEIMER, of Peru, Miami county, andState of Indiana., have invented a new and improved Modeof` Attachingthe Blades to the Frames of the Common Buck-Saws; and I hereby declarethat the following is a full and exact description thereof', referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

The object of my improvement is to provide a more firm and durablefastening for the saw-blade at the butt end of the outer frame-piece, inplace of a simple cleft cut into the wood, and which object I accomplishby cutting off so much of the frame-piece as has the cleft in i't, andan inch or two more, and in pla-ce of the piece thus removed I attach apair of metallic straps, having loops for that purpose, tothe stump ofthe'frame-pieee. Figures 2 and 3 represent such a pair of straps. One ofthese straps,`ig. 2, has a pin permanently aflixed on its lower end,which is to hold the saw-blade. The other strap has a hole correspondingand to t 4the pin when laid over it; the saw-blade is being clampedbetween them and held fast by the pin. 4These two straps When thusunited, and their loops locking into each, form of their upper parts asocket which is to be driven or slipped on the stump of the frame-piece,as it is plainly shown at Figure l complete and ready for use. At Figure3 can be seen how the stump is connected tothe straps.V If desired, thetwo straps can be cast in one piece, making an unbroken socket, but Iconsider it more handy und convenient when in parts, and in the mannershown.

W'hat I claim as my invention, and desire to sec-ure by Letters Patent,isd- The above-described attachment to the saw-frames, or itsequivalent, when used and applied for the pur pose and in the mannershown and explained.

SOLOMON OPPENHEIMER.

Witnesses:

J. S. KELLER, THOMAS CHAPMAN.

